Dorothy D Smith Charitable Foundation

COLUMBIA, SC EIN: 26-3818221

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$9.2M

-3.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+9.9% YoY

Grant Count

51

-1.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

+12.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$417K$834K$1M$2M20202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets$9,192,259$9,524,764
Revenue$969,207$1,516,138
Expenses$1,301,712$1,219,972
Qualifying Distributions$1,186,600
Net Investment Income$53,957$326,208
Distributable Amount$567,376$488,933

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$297K$593K$890K$1M52 grants202051 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CARO…$80KAMERICAN RED CROSS$50KPRISMA HEALTH FOUNDATION$50KSOUTH CAROLINA STATE MUS…$50KWELVISTA INC$40KMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION$38KCENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA H…$35KHEALTHY LEARNERS - ALLEN…$35KINTREPID FALLEN HERO'S F…$35KCAMP HAPPY DAYS$30K

Grant Size Distribution

103 grants across all recorded years

96<$50K7$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARTIN F SMITHTRUSTEE
WILLIAM SMITHTRUSTEE
RICHARD SMITHTRUSTEE
RITA CAUGHMANTRUSTEE

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

AikenAllendaleArlingtonAtlantaBlythewoodBoys TownCayceCharlestonCharlotteColumbiaHendersonvilleIrmoLagrangevilleLexingtonMt PleasantNew YorkNewberryNorfoldNorfolkNorth Charleston

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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